26 Books That Parents Read Back In School That They Feel Their Own Children Should Never Read

Scientology is a huge scam anyways.

Could I interest you in a personality test??

Scientology has recently launched a network channel that is included in all packages of Directv... made me gag the first time. From what I understand about Hubbard is he also studied the occult and has performed rituals. So it makes sense his whole plan is evil. Leah Rimini's show was such a roller coaster I know they stopped for safety reasons but I wish that show was still on.

Hubbard's "Battlefield Earth" is a pretty good sci-fi novel, actually... unlike the movie, which was horrendous.

The Bible. It's the most sick book i have ever read. For the ones that will downvote or get angry with, I am sure they haven't read it. Both old and new testament. Especially old.

For someone studying English as a second language, it's much better to read them than to see them played. Most dialogues -especially in comedies- are fast shooting, full of "don't blink or you will miss" references. I enjoyed reading it first, and later attended performances of practically any major work and I am sure I would not have enjoyed them as much without already having a good grasp of contents and language.

In high school, one teacher had us memorize Marc Antony's speech from Caesar's funeral (friends, Romans, countrymen...) Most students read it as fast as possible and with no emotion. I was so frustrated with it. I tried to recite it like I thought it should be. My acting skills couldn't quite pull it off, and the other kids thought I was a wee bit unhinged.

In my English class we would draw straws for which part you you got to read each day and alot of us just ended up acting while reading in class..like a mini play without sets

It's also poetry, should be read and watched.

Shakespeare also wrote poetry, but most people don't realize that fact cuz his most well-known works are his plays

I only realized much later in life how wrong it all was. Never clicked before. I warned my daughter when she found it on my bookshelf, still gave her the choice. She said she would rather not.

I just started reading the plot on Wiki and I couldn't even finish it. Yikes; that's really messed up.

VC Andrews writes some truly disturbing stuff. I don't know if it's good for any age.

Powerful but definitely for adults

My mother gave my two brothers and me each one of the three books in the trilogy for Christmas one year. I was in high school, but my brothers were four and five years younger than me. She did not review the books before giving them to us. I did not read past the first couple chapters, and my brothers didn't even start theirs. Even now, decades later, we can remember how horrible those books were and are horrified she gave them to us.

An insufferable author writes an insufferable book about an insufferable POS human. There’s plenty on this list that are revered for reasons other than the actual writing. This takes the cake.

He’s a traumatized and mentally ill teenager who has gone through the death of his brother, watching one of his classmates kill himself while wearing holdens sweater. At the end of the book he begins the process of healing. Also, the author had PTSD and spent time in a psych ward after having a mental breakdown. Holden may not be a good person, but he is a realistic one. Looks like all of you guys didn’t have the best English teachers.

This is one of my all-time favorite books, and I, too, had a great English teacher, who broke down the symbolism the metaphors it's pretty powerful book

Agree... this is not a good book.

I thought so too when I first read it. But upon a second read, I started catching things I missed the first time. There are a lot of layers to this one.

Picked up my first Stephen King book when I was 12. Cujo, started in the afternoon, stayed up all night and most of the next. Read it in one sitting

Oh yes..I remember that story. Very graphic.. Loved it as a teenager. Read all of Kings books that time. Besides his paranormal stories Kings realistic stories are also very good.

Yup, of all of the list so far, this is one I also read in elementary class. Grade 6 was my first year not in a religion based school and lets just say the reading material is VASTLY different. This one messed me up but got me interested in the horror genre. Very taboo in my household.

Great story. Nothing wrong with kids reading it. Skeleton Crew should be required reading in school.

Mmm ladyfingers...